"NY
es una ciudad en la que se mezclan numerosas y muy diversas
culturas, una ciudad que abre sus puertas al mundo con sus múltiples
oportunidades pero, sobre todo, es una ciudad que nunca duerme. Siempre
está en constante ebullición."
Muestra de algunas imagenes del
desfile puertorriqueño por la Quinta
Avenida de la ciudad de Nueva York,
el domingo 14 de junio de 2009. Aquí
se puede apreciar la participación
del cantante Jerry Rivera, Otro de
los cantantes que estuvo presente
como Rey del desfile fue Victor
Manuel
Néstor Emiro Gómez
Domingo,
14 de junio/2009
- 11:00 am 2009 National Puerto Rican Day Parade
A lo largo de la Quinta Avenida (desde la Calle 44th hasta la
Calle 86th) NYC Nota: ABIERTO AL PUBLICO EN GENERAL
ASISTE TE INVITA HERENCIA LATINA
FRANKIE
NEGRON
PRESENTED BY BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY
A native of New Jersey, Latin pop singer Frankie Negrón
debuted in 1997 with the album Con Amor Se Gana,
scoring a hit with the single “Inolvidable.” After making
his Broadway debut in Paul Simon’s musical The Capeman,
he resurfaced in 1998 with No Me Compares, followed a
year later by Lo Que Llevo por Dentro
.
Free | 7:00pm | wagner Park, battery Park City | battery Place
and west street | 212.417.2000
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 7:00Pm
La
Excelencia
“Powerful arrangements of
free-flowing horns and lively percussions…These
young-bloods are the real thing.” —Latin Beat
Magazine on La Excelencia
The next generation of salsa dura
brings a modern vitality and social consciousness to the
genre. These revolutionary salsa ambassadors take their
bold new sounds to dancers worldwide, breaking the mold
while remembering their roots.
When:
Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 6:30
Dance Lesson at 6:30, Live Music at 7:30
Where:
Damrosch Park
62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam
Program:
Salsa Dura
Lesson: Stepping Out Studios
DJ: DJ Andreas
Tickets: $50,
$45, $40, $35
La Sonora
Ponceña, entertaining audiences for over five decades and
featuring the piano virtuosity of Papo Lucca, will be
celebrating its 55th anniversary on Lehman’s stage along with
cuatro master Yomo Toro, Tito Allen, Rafy Santana and Héctor
“Bomberito” Zarzuela
Big 3 Palladium Orchestra:
The Music of Machito, Tito Rodriguez, and Tito Puente
Tito Rodríguez, junior y Machito,
junior.
This Latin jazz ensemble recreates the musical battles that
occurred between the giants of 1950s mambo. The Big 3 Palladium
Orchestra, led by Machito's son, Mario Grillo, and Tito
Rodriguez Jr., with several original band members, play the
classics on this stellar night.
This event is part of the Lincoln Center 50 Years celebration
When:
Saturday, July 11, 2009 at 6:30
Dance Lesson at 6:30, Live Music at 7:30
Where:
Damrosch Park
62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam
New Swing Sextet
“Sparkling
with brilliant musicianship, this vibe-driven sextet
delivers, dishing up both classics and original
material, infused with its own unique, intense brand of
sizzling, hard-driving authentic New York swing.” —Latin
Beat Magazine
on New Swing Sextet
After a 30-year
hiatus, the New Swing Sextet has reunited, evoking the
heyday of salsa and boogaloo while introducing elements
of jazz and pop that speak to aficionados and new
audiences alike.
When:
Saturday, July 18,
2009 at 6:30
Dance Lesson at 6:30, Live Music at 7:30
Where:
Damrosch Park
62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam
Program: Salsa, Boogaloo
Lesson: Tony Meredith & Melanie LaPatin,
DanceTimesSquare.com
DJ: DJ Nelson Torres
!Un
Boricua en Nueva York! Un
musico y un poeta sus
vivencias en la Gran
Manzana poetry & music
reflecting
Latino Life in NYC
Music
& Poetry by:
Carboinael Rixema
(Carlos Manuel Rivera)
Poet, Professor &
educator Papo Forajido Gely
(Pedro Gely)
Musician, guitarrist,
singer/songwriter
8:00 p.m
Todos los Jueves de Julio y
Agosto
( Comenzando el Jueves 2 de
Julio hasta el 27 de Agosto)
8
p.m.
Every Thursday in July &
August
Starting July 2nd
through August
27,
2009
Lugar/Place:
LA PREGUNTA ARTS CAFE -
1528 AMSTERDAM
AVENUE
(ENTRE CALLES 135
y 136 Streets)
MANHATTAN
DONACION SUGERIDA/ Suggested
donation: $10.00 p/p
Informacion de Contacto/For
more info: Ediberto Saldana
646.323.3863
Produccion INARU -
La Sonora Dinamita
These Colombian cumbia legends are
credited with helping to popularize the genre throughout
Latin America since their founding in 1960. Re-formed by
Fruko in 1975 with musicians drawn from Fruko y Sus
Tesos, Dinamita's flirtatious female singers hold their
own against the explosive power of the brassy big band.
When:
Friday, July 24,
2009 at 6:30
Dance Lesson at 6:30, Live Music at 7:30
Where:
Damrosch Park
62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam
Led by Jimmy Sabater Jr., son of salsa
great Jimmy Sabater Sr., Los Salseros
del Hudson is an ensemble of a dozen
passionate musicians that delivers an
explosive and unforgettable sound.
Free | 7:00pm | wagner Park, battery Park City
battery Place and west street | 212.417.2000
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 05 7:00Pm
WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 9TH
ORQUESTA DESCARGA LATINA,
JOE CANTA Jr.
In the history of Puerto Rican Salsa music, there is one
orchestra that has earned to utmost praise, Descarga
Latina led by Joe Canta, Jr. Experience and talent
unite to attain the splendor that distinguished this
genre of music during the 60's and 70's. With their
compilation "Al Rescate de la Salsa," Descarga Latina
has risen to an acclaimed international level.
Free | 7:00pm | wagner Park, battery Park City
battery Place and west street | 212.417.200
Teatro de Queens
en el Parque de
Flushing
Presenta
TOTO LA
MOMPOSINA
Toto La
Momposina,
recognized
as the
grandmother
of
Afro-Colombia
song and
dance,
is a
tireless
performer
who
continues
to bring
the
rhythms
of
Colombia’s
Caribbean
coast to
the
world.
ATotó
la
Momposina
is
the
grandmother
of
Afro-Colombian
song
and
dance,
a
tireless
performer
who
brought
the
unmistakable
rhythms
of
Colombia’s
Caribbean
coast
to
the
world.
Equally
at
home
at a
village
street
festival
or
in
the
halls
of
the
Sorbonne,
where
she
earned
a
degree
in
dance
history,
Totó
never
fails
to
deliver
high-energy,
highly
creative
renditions
of
the
traditions
five
generations
of
her
family
performed
and
loved.
Cuando
el
escritor
Gabriel
García
Márquez
fue
a
Estocolmo
a
recibir
el
Nobel
de
Literatura
en
1982,
invitó
a
Totó
La
Momposina
a la
ceremonia,
una
mujer
con
una
voz
increíble
que
conquistó
a la
audiencia
sueca.
Sonia
Bazanta,
más
conocida
como
Totó
La
Momposina,
nacida
en
Mompox,
Bolivar,
no
teme
mezclar
ritmos
indígenas
colombianos
con
ritmos
afro
latinos.
Ha
grabado
álbumes
desde
1983
y ha
seguido
conquistando
público
alrededor
del
mundo
desde
que
el
sello
disquero
de
Peter
Gabriel,
Real
World,
lanzó
su
álbum
La
Candela
Viva.
En
esta
única
presentación
en
Nueva
York,
Totó
estará
lanzando
su
nueva
producción
La
Bodega.
Advance
price:
$20
Day
of
performance:
$25
Multi-show: $18
Fiesta de
San Juan
A Celebrar
los 57 años
Domingo 28
de junio
Desde la
1:00 PM a 6:30 PM
Con el José
Alberto "El Canario"
y
Wayne
Gorbea's Salsa Picante
En el
Battery Park
AFTERWORK
FRIDAYS AT COLUMBUS 72
JOHNNY PACHECO
PERFORMING LIVE!
FRIDAY, JUNE 26th,
2009
Doors Open at 6pm-4am
Free Buffet at 6pm
Dance Lessons at 8pm
Band Plays at 9pm
ADMISSION IS $10
Tables available. Please call (212) 769-1492 for details.
21 and over. Proper dress required.
COLUMBUS 72 is located 246 Columbus Ave (betw. 71st & 72nd),
NYC. 1 Block away from the B, C, 1, 2, & 3 trains.
The last Sunday of every month Bobby Sanabria
presents his New School Afro-Cuban Jazz Band.
Sanabria is a professor of music at the New School,
and the students that make up the band are the next
generation in the music scene. Sanabria helps them
keep the traditions of Afro-Cuban music alive, and
they play the classic compositions of Chano Pozo,
Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie and Mario Bauza.
